Wednesday, March 29, 2006 6:11 AM
So with spring fast approaching, I decided that it was time to get off my fat @$$ and get moving. I've always loved biking, and I've had my best weight loss results while biking regularly. So last night I went browsing for bikes at the local Olympia Cycle and Ski. I was going to check out some of the generic sports stores that sell everything, but OC&S specializes in bikes. I've bought from there before too, and it was a pleasant experience from what I remember.
The kewl thing there is that they actually let you test drive a bike on the street next to the shop, so you can really put it through some paces before making a decision. The sales guy (Al I believe was his name) was awesome; one of those guys that doesn't just push the sell, but respected the price range and the main purpose for riding the bike (I'm pretty recreational, so I didn't need some crazy race bike or anything). There was another sales guy in the shop with another customer that was totally the opposite, and my wife and I talked later about what a jerk he came off as. Luckily we got the good guy on last night.
So I walked out of the store with my new Trek 3700 bike:
And since I couldn't be bothered to take the front tire off to fit in the car, I biked home with it...awesome ride!
So c'mon all you fellow fat geeks! Let's start shedding those pounds now that spring is here! Cause if J Allard can do it so can we!
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